 The policeman asks Michel what his oldest memory is – in fact, a toy duck.As he has such a good memory the townsfolk he is elected to be town captain, and the officer departs to prepare for his inauguration.As Michel (with just piano accompaniment) tells some townspeople of how he came to fall in love with the voice of the unknown girl, the voice of Juliette is heard and after her song she asks him to meet her later in the woods.